'Saturday Night Live' alum Nora Dunn sells Chicago condo for $258K

Bob Goldsborough, Special to the Tribune

Chicago-born actress and comedian Nora Dunn, one of the few alums of TV's "Saturday Night Live" based in the Chicago area, has sold her two-bedroom vintage condominium unit in Ukrainian Village for $258,500 and paid $185,000 for a condo in Evanston.

Born on Chicago's West Side, Dunn, 62, starred on "SNL" from 1985 to 1990 during a renaissance for the show. Dunn worked alongside such notables as Dennis Miller, Phil Hartman, Dana Carvey, Victoria Jackson and now-U.S. Sen. Al Franken. Set to appear in the upcoming CW TV series "iZombie," Dunn moved back to Chicago seven years ago, paying $289,000 for a 1,050-square-foot Ukrainian Village condo in mid-2007.

Now, Dunn has moved north. In January, she listed her Ukrainian Village unit for $270,000 and eventually found a buyer. Recently rehabbed, the first-floor unit includes one bath, dark hardwood floors, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, a kitchen island and plantation shutter window treatments.

Dunn's new two-bedroom condo, in a 102-year-old building in southeast Evanston, has hardwood floors and original details. The unit was listed in August for $199,000 and later was reduced to $189,000.

Dunn, through her agent, Candace Corr, of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff, declined to comment on the transactions.

Dunn now lives in the same suburb as another "SNL" alum, Tim Kazurinsky. And she's just one suburb south of Julia Sweeney, who joined "SNL" around the time Dunn left and who lives in Wilmette.

Former Blackhawk lists Lincoln Park mansion:Brian Campbell, a Chicago Blackhawks defenseman from 2008 to 2011 who assisted in the goal that won the 2010 Stanley Cup for the Blackhawks, is asking $2.9 million for his five-bedroom, 6,000-square-foot Lincoln Park mansion.

Now with the Florida Panthers, Campbell, 35, bought the mansion new in 2009 for $3.05 million. Features include 41/2 baths, a great room with built-ins and a fireplace, a wine cellar, a master suite with an infinity tub, a wet bar on the third floor and a built-in outdoor kitchen.

Listing agent Timothy Sheahan, of Conlon, declined to comment on the listing.

Lurie had sought $18.75 million for the mansion and later cut her asking price to $15 million without the property's side lot. She then pulled the mansion off the market for three months.

Emily Sachs Wong, of @properties, is Lurie's new listing agent.

Pre-Civil War farmhouse on Northwest Side under contract: A five-bedroom, 5,000-square-foot Italianate farmhouse in the Old Irving Park neighborhood that dates to 1856 has gone under contract after being listed for $1.5 million.

Listing agent Alex Nettey, of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff's Mario Greco Group, said the transaction is to close next month. The house, on a 118-foot-wide corner lot, has 41/2 baths, an organized walk-in closet in the master suite, a wraparound front porch, a cupola and a three-car, radiant-heated garage.

The farmhouse was built by John Gray, Cook County's first Republican sheriff and a slavery opponent. Some evidence, including a hole in the home's basement and a nearby tunnel, suggests that the farmhouse might have played a role in the Underground Railroad, a system set up to help fugitive slaves flee north.

The property's owners paid $1.4 million for the home in 2006. They listed it in March at the current asking price.

Former Chrysler CEO sells Southport Corridor mansion: Former Chrysler CEO Thomas LaSorda has taken a loss on his six-bedroom, 6,000-square-foot mansion in West Lakeview's Southport Corridor, selling it for $2.28 million.

No relation to the legendary Los Angeles Dodgers manager of the same name, the Canadian-born LaSorda, 59, led Chrysler from 2006 until 2007, when the company became independent from Daimler. He served as president of Chrysler before leaving the company in 2009.

LaSorda paid $2.35 million in 2011 for the 13-room mansion. Built in 2010 by Surf Development, the mansion was "barely lived in," according to listing information. Features include coffered ceilings, millwork, custom cabinets and built-ins, radiant heat, a walk-in wine cellar, a home theater with a wet bar, and a three-car attached garage.

LaSorda listed the mansion in August for $2.7 million before cutting his asking price to $2.45 million, then $2.4 million.

"It was a terrific house, and it's on one of the best streets in the Southport Corridor," said listing agent Jeffrey Lowe, of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff.